Andromache
Maid ofAndromache
Chorus of Phthian Women
Hermione, daughter of Menelaus and wife of Neoptolemus
Menelaus, King of Sparta
Molossus, son of Andromache and Neoptolemus
Peleus, father of Achilles
Nurse of Hermione
Orestes, son of Agamemnon
Messenger
Thetis, the goddess, wife of Peleus

Scene

Before the temple of Thetis in Thessaly. Andromache, dressed as a suppliant, is clinging to the altar in front of the temple. The palace of Achilles is nearby.